Identifier: historyofbridgep00wald (find matches)
Title: History of Bridgeport and vicinity
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Waldo, George Curtis, Jr., ed
Subjects: Bridgeport (Conn.) -- History Bridgeport (Conn.) -- Biography Stratford (Conn.) Fairfield (Conn.)
Publisher: New York, Chicago, S. J. Clarke Publishing
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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he oldest families of Normandy, and his ancestorsremoved from that duchy to (Juernsey when the island belonged to Normandy. The nameis very common and very liighly honored in the island of Guernsey, where representatives ofthe family have resided for gt-neratioiis. They have engaged in farming to some extent andalso have owned small sloops, trading with France and the southwest coast of England.At present the otTice of bailiti of the island, which is the highest political position underthe home rule system of government, is held by a member of this family. The mother ofMr. Pardy. who was in her nuiidenhood Miss Judith Ozanne, is still living in Guernsey atthe age of eighty-two years and is in very comfortable financial circumstances. Thomas J. Pardy attended the parish schools of his native town until he was elevenyears old and then went to work as an errand boy, being so employed for two years.When thirteen years old l-.e was bound liy his father as an apprentice to a shipbuilder and
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THOMAS J. PARDY BRIDGEPORT AND VICINITY 559 ■was compelled by his master to do all kinds of manual labor and sometimesi had to workfrom twelve to sixteen hours a day. For several months he was a blacksmiths helper andthen was given charge of a kiln, which promotion meant that it was his business to havea fire under the boiler not later than four oclock in the morning so that the planks wouldbe steamed and ready for the men, who commence<l work at seven. His employer was veryexacting and the boy, realizing that he was being unfairly treated, rebelled on several occa-sions, which resulted in his receiving a severe scolding or even sometimes a beating. Atlast things came to such a pass that the boy decided that he would go to jail if need berather than submit longer to the unfair treatment of his employer, whom he openly defied,refusing to do any more unskilled labor and demanding that he be taught his trade accordingto the terms of the indentures. His employer then discharged him,

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